Javorje - Šija (via Zadnja Suha)

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica and Lake Bohinj. After the settlement Laški Rovt we will get to a smaller crossroad, where the road which leads towards the starting points of the paths to Rodica, mountain pasture Suha, Šija, Vogel... and scout camp Laški Rovt branches off to the left. The macadam road immediately enters the forest and first ascends past the mentioned scout camp, and then ascends relatively steeply for a few kilometres. After a little less than 6.5 km of driving on macadam we will get to a somewhat bigger crossroad, where the road towards mountain pasture Planina Storeča raven (starting point of the path to Vogel) branches off to the right. Here we continue straight and after approximately 50 m of additional driving we arrive at the left turn, where the starting point of the path towards Planina Suha is. We park in a suitable place by the road.

Path description:
Near the parking lot, on the west side of the torrent we notice a marked footpath which leads towards Planina Suha. The path first ascends on the right side of the torrent, then joins it. After a few steps of walking on the torrential gravel the marked path turns to the right and entirely flattens. The gentle walk is quickly interrupted by a steep ascent over a relatively steep slope. The steepness then decreases a little and the well-marked path leads us through dense forest along and beside the torrent upwards. A little higher the marked path withdraws from the torrent to the left and after a few minutes joins it again. The path, which then runs on the right side of the torrent, soon brings us out of the forest onto the spacious Planina Suha.

From the mountain pasture we continue past the shepherd hut beside the deposit of torrential gravel. In places a very poorly visible path in the upper part of the mountain pasture turns slightly left. Further on the path, which starts to turn slightly to the right, is much easier to follow. After a short ascent we bypass the hunting cottage, which we notice on the right side.

The path then starts to ascend more steeply up the slope, which is partly overgrown with dwarf pines. This increasingly scenic path brings us higher to a somewhat larger cairn, where there is a junction (straight: marked path to saddle Čez Suho, left: unmarked path over Lepo Suho).

We continue straight on the marked path, which ascends between dwarf pines and sparse trees. Higher up the trees disappear and the path reaches a sinkhole below the saddle Čez Suho. The path bypasses it on the left side and soon brings us to the junction on the saddle Čez Suho. Here stands an old military bunker on which there are signposts.

Here we turn right onto the path towards Šija (left: Rodica), which leads us in a gentle ascent along the ridge. Soon the path leaves the wide ridge for the northern slopes, where in the descent we cross a slightly exposed gully. A short ascent follows over scree to the junction below the summit of Šija.

Here we turn left onto the steep path, by which we ascend to the summit of Šija in five minutes.

Starting point - Planina Suha 1:00, Planina Suha - Čez Suho 1:00, Čez Suho - Šija 30 minutes.

On the way: Planina Suha (1385m), Čez Suho (1773m)

Trip can be extended to: Vrh Dlani